NIT. EDEN BOROUGH COUNCIL

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 224, 22 September 1925, Page 9

NIT. EDEN BOROUGH COUNCIL

The Mount Kden Borough Council met last night, when there were present the Mayor (Mr. E. It. Potter) and Councillors J. M. Melville. W. Woolley. D. C. Fraser. J. r. Ilootoa, 11. . lt-K. Morrison, F. Morris, S. Neweomb, ti. h. Taylor, G. XV. Lange, and J. Smith. A letter was received from Mr. J. T. Halstead complaining of the fact that through there being no lire alarms the brigade was delayed in getting to a fire at his house. It wns decided to get a report from the fire brigade. Messrs. .T. ,T. Ite.-ir.on nnd Son wrote Stating that they had kept back brick shops nt the end 'of Dominion Koad seven feet from ihe existing alignment. The cavity this left wns to have been filled in by the Council and as they ttho writers) hud partly lilcld it they asked that they lie reimbursed to the extent of £10 10,. The Mayer stated that the Council could not accept liability for somethiesr the firm had done on its own initiative. A letter from the Public Works P.partment state,] mat it was intended tn add a further clause tn the regulations for the' use ot" motor lorries providing for ihe use of any lorry which, with the maximim load it was licensed to carry, weighed uot more than six tons. A letter from the St. ..loan's Cricket Club asking whether it could use Potter's Park for cricket matches was referred to the Tarks Committee, with power to act. On the recommendation of the Finance Committee, it was decided tn take ihe uecessarv .steps to rasie the 10 per cent on loans lor £125,000. f.'.0.000, and £8000. Ir was decided, mi ihe recommendation of Cue Works Commit tee, that nn eiura ehnr_e of 1../ per annum be made where drainage was installed, but where no meter hail been provided. . coverage works ill tbe borough, involving a capital expenditure of i"_".S44. were report.-d by the engineer to lie well advanced nnd progressing favourably. It was decided tn c.ntri. no £3 . m rhe prize fund for the Labour Pay relenrmions. The tender of Mr. H. Moody of £.00 _/B for the sewerage of the block lying between Etlen-.-tle UnaH and Brentwood Avenue was accepted. There were :i_ tenderers.